Your guide to the four basic camps in Irish politics
How these political forces negotiate the great tides of the age will determine the country’s future, for good or ill
Sinn Féin
‘Hawaiian’ Labour contemplates an uncertain future
Michael D Higgins and Sabina arrive to say aloha at the Labour think-in, and there is much gushing
‘Donald, Catherine; Catherine, Donald’: Connolly’s first big diplomatic test as President
Next weekend’s encounter between the US president and a hard critic has officials working feverishly to minimise the risks
First-time homebuyers can get some two-bed apartments with mortgage of €1,100 a month
The company has sold 350 apartments in its new Seven Mills development, with mortgage payments on some units estimated at about €800 a month
Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now
Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive
Choosing the Struggle by Martina Anderson: A fascinating, shocking and frank narrative on her work as a politician
However, the former Sinn Féin MEP and MLA’s autobiography reveals little about the other parts of her life and feels incomplete as a result
Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table
It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades
Impact of levy to cover education spending overrun bemoaned by Department of Enterprise
Jack Chambers, who is imposing the levy, said his department would suppress roles and cut spending on consultancy and research to find savings
Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone
Body discovered at house in Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon
If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Excise duty cuts decision indicates if there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Fuel supports extended by two months as Dáil vote splits Healy-Rae brothers
Reduction of 30c per litre for diesel and 25c for petrol to remain in place until October 31st
Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks
UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism
EU presidency hits Wicklow next week and Burnham nixes talk of a Border poll
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’
Burnham claims referendums ‘can really take you backwards’ and cause rifts ‘that take a long, long time to heal’
Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone
If parading regulation unravels, Drumcree would not be the only reawakened flashpoint
‘My old flat was 1,000 times better’: Leaks, damp and cracks in new Dolphin’s Barn homes
Eight years after first phase of Dolphin House regeneration, tenants report leaking roofs and heating problems
New figures show thousands of people not getting timely access to cancer care, TD says
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane says figures released to him indicate areas ‘going in the wrong direction’
Members resign from internal People Before Profit group over ‘hegemonic’ leadership style
Infighting marks latest episode in long history of splintering among leftist political grouping in Irish politics
Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says
Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says
Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it
The existing system of unlimited free public water for all households is unsustainable in the long term and unfair
Why are republican bonfires in Derry being treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’?
The local view is that a younger generation is being easily manipulated by dissidents, albeit few in number
Martin going ‘bananas’ over Border poll makes party members go nuts
Now is the time to at least start discussions about what a reunited Ireland might look like
FG TDs ask firm behind Friedreich’s ataxia drug to consider compassionate access scheme
Meeting held with representatives from Biogen, which makes drug Skyclarys
M9 crash: Minister for Justice condemns ‘outrageously dangerous criminal behaviour’
Gardaí to get pursuit training, Jim O’Callaghan says
‘It’s a mess’: To collapse Stormont now would benefit no one, but it cannot stay the same
Sinn Féin and DUP blame each other for the assembly’s failings, but there is a need for reform
File sent to DPP on two Sinn Féin politicians facing €200,000 fraud investigation
Detectives forwarded the near 600-page file on investigation into Cork North Central TD Thomas Gould and Cllr Kenneth Collins
The Irish Times view on the Northern Ireland Executive: new rules are needed
Speculation has been growing in recent weeks that Sinn Féin is about to pull the plug on powersharing
Micheál Martin says talk of Border poll makes him go ‘bananas’
Taoiseach said party colleagues should concentrate on the benefits of the Shared Island initiative
To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me
The fetishisation of the Troubles by Kneecap is part of the same normalisation
Why is Daniel Kinahan facing a nonjury trial?
Extradited Dubliner’s case will be heard in a three-judge court created to hear charges related to terrorism and organised crime
Concern raised as Sinn Féin code of conduct warns members not to publicly criticise party
Party member described new rule as ‘a chilling effort to quell internal dissent’
Sinn Féin leader urges Taoiseach to intervene after HSE opposed funding rare-disease drug
Move follows Fianna Fáil politicians’ call for HSE to change stance on treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia
Alison Chawke’s early prison release: was south Dublin woman given special treatment?
Mother of three must work in community ‘two to three times per week’ for next 12 months, including cleaning public spaces
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